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medicare experts say would raise health-care spending slightly as a provides coverage for an additional 34 million americans, but over time, cost cutting measures would reduce the increases in health-care spending. >>> parking and some d.c. neighborhoods will cost more, even on saturdays. richard reeve is live in northwest with more on what drivers need to know. >> first of all, bring extra change. we're talking about $2 per hour parking. is not just georgetown, but many of the busiest neighborhoods. georgetown on a saturday night. heavy traffic, busy store fronts, packed parking. >> it is crazy. >> now paying for the parking spaces is more expensive. >> $2 per hour is a lot. >> the district is refitting parking meters in so-called primary zones like georgetown, adams morgan, and you street. >> it is outrageous. >> from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., the free districtwide saturday parking is now history. >> i think that was an attraction. >> d.c. officials say the new fee is still less than at new york, l.a., and chicago. >> i guess maybe less people will be inclined to park down here and
medicare experts say would raise health-care spending slightly as a provides coverage for an additional 34 million americans, but over time, cost cutting measures would reduce the increases in health-care spending. >>> parking and some d.c. neighborhoods will cost more, even on saturdays. richard reeve is live in northwest with more on what drivers need to know. >> first of all, bring extra change. we're talking about $2 per hour parking. is not just georgetown, but many of the...
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with that being said the expansion includes higher taxes, includes medicare cuts. it also at the end of the day, according to the congressional budget office, does very little for most people in this country to actually reduce the cost of their health care insurance. in fact, what we've seen through the studies that have been done by the c.b.o., the congressional budget office, by the c.m.s. actuary is for most americans they are going to see at best their health insurance premiums stay the same and if you're in the market, go up. the health care bill is an example of this runaway federal spending. in the latter part of that debate, we got a response from the c.b.o. to a question that was posed by the senator from alabama, senator sessions, with regard to how the accounting is done on medicare. because one of the arguments that we heard throughout the course of the debate is that it would extend the life span of medicare. in fact, when the c.b.o., the the question was posed of them: what happens with this additional medicare tax and these medicare cuts that would b
with that being said the expansion includes higher taxes, includes medicare cuts. it also at the end of the day, according to the congressional budget office, does very little for most people in this country to actually reduce the cost of their health care insurance. in fact, what we've seen through the studies that have been done by the c.b.o., the congressional budget office, by the c.m.s. actuary is for most americans they are going to see at best their health insurance premiums stay the...
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medicare did until just last few years. those surpluses are being spent in our discretionary account. so, really, these programs have little to do with our record deficits. it's discretionary spending up until recently that's driven the entirety of our debt. deficits, for the most part, come from discretionary spending. mr. president, so this statutory idea that i've proposed is tested and proven. the budget enforcement act of 1990, including very similar provisions that kept the growth of the federal spending low for 12 years. its provisions were extended in 1997 because people found that it was working. the congress felt that it was working. all in all these budget rules helped to achieve four balanced budgets for four consecutive years from 1998 to 2001. and the key component of that, i truly believe, was the statutory caps on spending that were passed during that opinion. many current serving senators were in this chamber in the 1990's, and recognized the necessity. in 1997, 28 currently serving democrats, for example,
medicare did until just last few years. those surpluses are being spent in our discretionary account. so, really, these programs have little to do with our record deficits. it's discretionary spending up until recently that's driven the entirety of our debt. deficits, for the most part, come from discretionary spending. mr. president, so this statutory idea that i've proposed is tested and proven. the budget enforcement act of 1990, including very similar provisions that kept the growth of the...
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two quick points -- the way to save medicare is just like private health insurance companies. sell medicare policies of full premiums to people like me -- denver, healthier people to offset the others who use up the money. a way to create jobs in this country is not health insurance companies' but liability/workers comp insurance companies. to deny coverage for claims to small, medium, and large businesses for undocumented claims that arise out of the hiring of the work done by undocumented workers -- if there was no liability insurance coverage, workers' comp liability coverage, not health insurance for those climbclaims arising from work done by undocumented workers, they would not hire this people and we would get all americans and taxpayers back on the roll. host: another headline on politics. bo biden bows out. he was the potential delegate. he will stay in his position as attorney general in delaware. dems go on the attack, they write. some of the questions in a memo and the way to force that on opponents. you can read that in political. the last phone call here, howie.
two quick points -- the way to save medicare is just like private health insurance companies. sell medicare policies of full premiums to people like me -- denver, healthier people to offset the others who use up the money. a way to create jobs in this country is not health insurance companies' but liability/workers comp insurance companies. to deny coverage for claims to small, medium, and large businesses for undocumented claims that arise out of the hiring of the work done by undocumented...
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medicare is going broke. it is not progressive to allow those programs to fail. >> woodruff: senator greg, why is this bipartisan task force idea that the two of you were pushing, why was that the right way to go or why is it the right way to go? >> because these issues are so big, judy, that you can't address them in a partisan way. you have to have everybody at the table. everything has to be on the table-- entitlements and tax issues-- or otherwise the american people don't trust the results. the american people inherently understand if it isn't bipartisan, it probably won't be fair. we set up this task force in a manner that not only was bipartisan but also required super majorities to report. 14 of 18. so that neither side could gain the other. it required super majorities to pass it in the senate so nobody could game anybody. the results of this task force would be seen as fair, honest and bipartisan, and would have popular support which is very important. any initiative that affects these types of prog
medicare is going broke. it is not progressive to allow those programs to fail. >> woodruff: senator greg, why is this bipartisan task force idea that the two of you were pushing, why was that the right way to go or why is it the right way to go? >> because these issues are so big, judy, that you can't address them in a partisan way. you have to have everybody at the table. everything has to be on the table-- entitlements and tax issues-- or otherwise the american people don't trust...
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it's just a question of whether we're going to raise taxes, we're going to cut half a trillion from medicare, affect veterans' care. i think we can do it better. >> ifill: republicans declared voters sent a clear message in yesterday-- that democrats need to slow down. >> i'm convinced now that no gamesmanship will be played by the other side with regard to future votes in the senate >> the american people have spoken. the people of massachusetts have spoken for the rest of america. stop this process. sit down and open transparent negotiations. let's begin again from the beginning. >> ifill: indeed, many senate democrats appeared chastened by the brown victory, which some predicted would affect every 2010 race. senate majority leader harry reid suggested voters are as concerned about the economy as they are about health care. >> first of all, we're not going to rush into anything. as you've heard, we're going to wait until the new senator arrives before we do anything more on health care. remember, the bill we passed in the senate is good for a year. there are many different things we can do
it's just a question of whether we're going to raise taxes, we're going to cut half a trillion from medicare, affect veterans' care. i think we can do it better. >> ifill: republicans declared voters sent a clear message in yesterday-- that democrats need to slow down. >> i'm convinced now that no gamesmanship will be played by the other side with regard to future votes in the senate >> the american people have spoken. the people of massachusetts have spoken for the rest of...
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a medicare report shows the senate plan would raise costs slightly but over time would reduce the annual increases in healthcare spending. the study finds that health spending which accounts for 1/6 of the economy would go up by less than a percent more than it would have anyway in the coming decade. >>> there's more fallout this morning following the release of a new jersey man who caused that major security scare at newark liberty airport. the incident panicked passengers and snarled flights worldwide. but the suspect faces only a $500 fine. karen brown explains for wjz there is a call for harsher penalties. >> jong faced the glare of the media outside a newark airport police station. last time he was at the airporter terminal was shut down for six hours after the 28-year-old doctoral student ducked under a barrier and snuck into the terminal to walk his girlfriend to a gate. >>> a week later, even frequent fliers like john casian know are still nervous about the security breach. >> it does give you pause when you think something like that could happen at a major hub like newark where
a medicare report shows the senate plan would raise costs slightly but over time would reduce the annual increases in healthcare spending. the study finds that health spending which accounts for 1/6 of the economy would go up by less than a percent more than it would have anyway in the coming decade. >>> there's more fallout this morning following the release of a new jersey man who caused that major security scare at newark liberty airport. the incident panicked passengers and snarled...
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and also, are you willing for the government to not take its hands off my medicare? >> we may get at some point a crisis at which we can no longer avoid facing the issue. we are pointing out that crisis is sufficiently imminent that we have to move ahead, and we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration don't know about this problem, and it is not that they don't know what some of the options are. but so far, partisanship has prevailed, and we hope we can turn that around. >> yes. i think it is obvious that leadership in both houses know the problem is a big one. they know it is a bad one. if we can just add to the trepidation, to the fear, that this is something really big, and that we had better think big, act big and try to pull ourselves together so that we are doing something we wouldn't otherwise do, if we can't do that, we are not addressing the problem the right way. >> one more question. >> jackie holmes with the "new york times." i want to know, especially from senator domenici, one of the pr
and also, are you willing for the government to not take its hands off my medicare? >> we may get at some point a crisis at which we can no longer avoid facing the issue. we are pointing out that crisis is sufficiently imminent that we have to move ahead, and we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration don't know about this problem, and it is not that they don't know what some of the options are. but so far, partisanship...
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and nothing was done about health care except for the part d medicare which me snuck through in the middle of the night. i watched it all night. i am a democrat but i listen to fox. i listen to glenn beck, hasity, o'riley, chris matthews, keith observerman. i christen to it all -- keith olbermann. i listened to it all. i didn't graduate high school. i went back and got a job and they sent me back to school. the constitution says -- i hear you saying about the constitution says this and says that. the constitution never said that you had to have firemen to take care of anybody's house to take care of a fire. the constitution never said you have to have insurance on cars. if you have a car you have to have it insured. host: james, what would you like michael steele to address? caller: why did they lose the race in maryland if they were such a great listener? guest: well, governorer lick and i did -- governor erlich and i did the unthinkable. the last republican governor before governor was speer agnew. and the people of maryland decided they wanted to take a different course. i think when yo
and nothing was done about health care except for the part d medicare which me snuck through in the middle of the night. i watched it all night. i am a democrat but i listen to fox. i listen to glenn beck, hasity, o'riley, chris matthews, keith observerman. i christen to it all -- keith olbermann. i listened to it all. i didn't graduate high school. i went back and got a job and they sent me back to school. the constitution says -- i hear you saying about the constitution says this and says...
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states citizens returned from foreign countries to provide necessary funding to avoid shortfalls in the medicare program for low-income qualifying individuals and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule the gentleman from washington, mr. mcdermott, and the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown-waite, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognized the gentleman from washington. mr. mcdermott: i ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, be allowed to control 10 minutes of the time for debate on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcdermott: i ask that all members have five elect slative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on s. 2949. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, two weeks ago, the largest earthquake in haiti wreaked havoc throughout the country. some of those affected are u.s. citizens now being evacuated back to the united states. we need tookt today to continue a program that helps the americans get back home. the repatriateu
states citizens returned from foreign countries to provide necessary funding to avoid shortfalls in the medicare program for low-income qualifying individuals and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule the gentleman from washington, mr. mcdermott, and the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown-waite, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognized the gentleman from washington. mr. mcdermott: i ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone, be...